Marketing in the agricultural and commercial zone

Anyone wishing to acquire agricultural land requires a permit from the competent cantonal authority (Canton of Lucerne: Agriculture and Forestry Department). The following criteria are checked and must be met:

• The buyer must farm the land or agricultural business themselves
• The price must not be translated
• The property is within the usual local farming area

However, there are also exceptions regarding self-cultivation.

A residential building can be parceled out and excluded from the rural land rights. In this case, the residential building can be traded freely and is not subject to a price limit.

The selling price of land in the agricultural zone cannot be freely determined. In the canton of Lucerne, this is between CHF 8.00 and 9.00 per square meter. A price of CHF 10.00 per square meter would not be accepted in the canton of Lucerne.